Mantashe urges continued investment in clean coal tech. MPUMALANGA (miningweekly.com) – Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe on Friday commended Sasol for the “good work” it was doing and the opening of its new Impumelelo Colliery. He said it was no...

Minerals Council wants carbon tax delayed, arousing criticism. Minerals Council South Africa, the representative body for the mining industry in the country, has called on government to delay the implementation of the new carbon tax. “The Minerals Council would...

Hydrogen and platinum at centre of climate change solution – Anglo. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Hydrogen is at the centre of the solution to climate change and platinum, in turn, is at the centre of hydrogen, London-based Anglo American executive head of market d...

Sibanye-Stillwater presells gold to Citibank. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater announced on Thursday that it had entered into an agreement to presell gold to Citibank for 1.75-billion rand ($125-milli...

South Africa’s Feb mining output down 7.5% y/y. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that mining production in February decreased by 7.5% year-on-year. The largest negative contributors were diamonds, with a 48.3% decrease in output, c...

Zimbabwe pursuing favourable policies to attract more mining investment. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – To pursue meaningful and increased exploration, fully capitalise on economic benefits and increase investment in the mining sector, the Zimbabwean government has embar...

Sibanye raises 1.7 billion rand in share placement. JSE- and NYSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has placed 108.93-million new ordinary shares at 15.50 rand apiece with existing and new institutional investors, raising gross proceeds of abo...

Gold Fields declares maiden reserve at Salares Norte, targets first gold in 2023. Gold Fields earlier this year completed a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on its Salares Norte project, in Chile, South America, which enabled the company to declare a maiden reserve for the project...

South African platinum industry needs continuing collaboration – panel. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Despite cautious optimism among industry stakeholders about the platinum group metals (PGMs) industry’s forward momentum, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne on Tuesday wa...

Rapidly rising costs will exacerbate PGMs industry crisis. Faster-than-inflation rising costs and a stall in revenue in the South African platinum group metals (PGMs) industry are exacerbating hardwired challenges that are already threatening nearly 90000 job...